2012 National Leaders Rushing - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 10 | 242 | 1539 | 6.36 | 18 | 24.20 | 153.90 |
| 2 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 11 | 278 | 1531 | 5.51 | 19 | 25.27 | 139.18 |
| 3 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 10 | 223 | 1443 | 6.47 | 15 | 22.30 | 144.30 |
| 4 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 13 | 296 | 1414 | 4.78 | 12 | 22.77 | 108.77 |
| 5 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 12 | 242 | 1410 | 5.83 | 10 | 20.17 | 117.50 |
| 6 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 10 | 284 | 1260 | 4.44 | 7 | 28.40 | 126.00 |
| 7 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 210 | 1249 | 5.95 | 9 | 17.50 | 104.08 |
| 8 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 11 | 247 | 1205 | 4.88 | 10 | 22.45 | 109.55 |
| 9 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 11 | 189 | 1106 | 5.85 | 13 | 17.18 | 100.55 |
| 10 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 11 | 170 | 1081 | 6.36 | 14 | 15.45 | 98.27 |
| 10 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 12 | 210 | 1081 | 5.15 | 3 | 17.50 | 90.08 |
| 12 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 10 | 223 | 1065 | 4.78 | 12 | 22.30 | 106.50 |
| 13 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 155 | 1015 | 6.55 | 8 | 22.14 | 145.00 |
| 14 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 203 | 1000 | 4.93 | 6 | 20.30 | 100.00 |
| 15 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 11 | 184 | 981 | 5.33 | 4 | 16.73 | 89.18 |
| 16 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 11 | 152 | 965 | 6.35 | 11 | 13.82 | 87.73 |
| 17 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 10 | 126 | 958 | 7.60 | 6 | 12.60 | 95.80 |
| 18 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 11 | 194 | 952 | 4.91 | 9 | 17.64 | 86.55 |
| 19 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 9 | 147 | 942 | 6.41 | 4 | 16.33 | 104.67 |
| 20 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 11 | 171 | 940 | 5.50 | 9 | 15.55 | 85.45 |
| 21 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 9 | 145 | 927 | 6.39 | 12 | 16.11 | 103.00 |
| 22 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 8 | 200 | 922 | 4.61 | 7 | 25.00 | 115.25 |
| 23 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 9 | 172 | 905 | 5.26 | 7 | 19.11 | 100.56 |
| 24 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 9 | 174 | 898 | 5.16 | 11 | 19.33 | 99.78 |
| 25 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 8 | 161 | 861 | 5.35 | 14 | 20.13 | 107.63 |
| 26 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 11 | 125 | 853 | 6.82 | 8 | 11.36 | 77.55 |
| 26 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 12 | 166 | 853 | 5.14 | 12 | 13.83 | 71.08 |
| 28 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 11 | 158 | 849 | 5.37 | 8 | 14.36 | 77.18 |
| 29 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 11 | 173 | 840 | 4.86 | 5 | 15.73 | 76.36 |
| 30 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 10 | 186 | 837 | 4.50 | 7 | 18.60 | 83.70 |
| 31 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 10 | 169 | 829 | 4.91 | 10 | 16.90 | 82.90 |
| 32 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 9 | 167 | 826 | 4.95 | 7 | 18.56 | 91.78 |
| 33 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 10 | 180 | 803 | 4.46 | 9 | 18.00 | 80.30 |
| 34 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 10 | 171 | 800 | 4.68 | 9 | 17.10 | 80.00 |
| 35 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 12 | 146 | 797 | 5.46 | 9 | 12.17 | 66.42 |
| 36 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 11 | 183 | 786 | 4.30 | 22 | 16.64 | 71.45 |
| 37 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 11 | 165 | 762 | 4.62 | 13 | 15.00 | 69.27 |
| 38 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 10 | 142 | 747 | 5.26 | 12 | 14.20 | 74.70 |
| 39 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 11 | 168 | 739 | 4.40 | 6 | 15.27 | 67.18 |
| 40 | Jeremy Hill | LSU | FR | RB | 9 | 131 | 692 | 5.28 | 10 | 14.56 | 76.89 |
| 41 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 145 | 691 | 4.77 | 5 | 18.13 | 86.38 |
| 41 | Curtis McNeal | USC | SR | RB | 11 | 111 | 691 | 6.23 | 2 | 10.09 | 62.82 |
| 43 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 11 | 156 | 687 | 4.40 | 6 | 14.18 | 62.45 |
| 44 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 11 | 98 | 683 | 6.97 | 10 | 8.91 | 62.09 |
| 45 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 9 | 190 | 679 | 3.57 | 2 | 21.11 | 75.44 |
| 46 | C.J. Anderson | California | SR | RB | 10 | 107 | 678 | 6.34 | 3 | 10.70 | 67.80 |
| 47 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 10 | 173 | 675 | 3.90 | 4 | 17.30 | 67.50 |
| 48 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 10 | 135 | 668 | 4.95 | 3 | 13.50 | 66.80 |
| 49 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 11 | 156 | 667 | 4.28 | 3 | 14.18 | 60.64 |
| 50 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 10 | 165 | 664 | 4.02 | 5 | 16.50 | 66.40 |
| 51 | Johnathan Gray | Texas | FR | RB | 11 | 137 | 662 | 4.83 | 3 | 12.45 | 60.18 |
| 52 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 10 | 167 | 654 | 3.92 | 9 | 16.70 | 65.40 |
| 53 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 10 | 84 | 644 | 7.67 | 5 | 8.40 | 64.40 |
| 54 | Ben Malena | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 9 | 100 | 633 | 6.33 | 6 | 11.11 | 70.33 |
| 55 | Isi Sofele | California | SR | RB | 10 | 122 | 631 | 5.17 | 3 | 12.20 | 63.10 |
| 56 | Chris Thompson | FSU | SR | RB | 7 | 82 | 630 | 7.68 | 4 | 11.71 | 90.00 |
| 57 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 10 | 96 | 628 | 6.54 | 4 | 9.60 | 62.80 |
| 58 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | SO | RB | 10 | 127 | 625 | 4.92 | 3 | 12.70 | 62.50 |
| 59 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 8 | 142 | 593 | 4.18 | 3 | 17.75 | 74.13 |
| 60 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 10 | 109 | 583 | 5.35 | 4 | 10.90 | 58.30 |
| 61 | Keith Marshall | Georgia | FR | RB | 11 | 90 | 580 | 6.44 | 7 | 8.18 | 52.73 |
| 62 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 9 | 115 | 579 | 5.03 | 4 | 12.78 | 64.33 |
| 63 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 11 | 144 | 573 | 3.98 | 15 | 13.09 | 52.09 |
| 64 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 11 | 69 | 572 | 8.29 | 3 | 6.27 | 52.00 |
| 65 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 9 | 65 | 568 | 8.74 | 5 | 7.22 | 63.11 |
| 66 | Rushel Shell | Pittsburgh | FR | RB | 10 | 116 | 565 | 4.87 | 2 | 11.60 | 56.50 |
| 67 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 8 | 168 | 562 | 3.35 | 4 | 21.00 | 70.25 |
| 68 | David Sims | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 10 | 120 | 561 | 4.68 | 4 | 12.00 | 56.10 |
| 69 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | SR | RB | 9 | 103 | 560 | 5.44 | 5 | 11.44 | 62.22 |
| 70 | Shadrach Thornton | NC State | FR | RB | 10 | 133 | 549 | 4.13 | 1 | 13.30 | 54.90 |
| 71 | Mike James | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 11 | 138 | 544 | 3.94 | 6 | 12.55 | 49.45 |
| 72 | Zach Laskey | Ga Tech | SO | RB | 11 | 108 | 541 | 5.01 | 0 | 9.82 | 49.18 |
| 73 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | JR | RB | 8 | 118 | 537 | 4.55 | 9 | 14.75 | 67.13 |
| 74 | B.J. Catalon | TCU | FR | RB | 11 | 105 | 511 | 4.87 | 0 | 9.55 | 46.45 |
| 75 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | SR | RB | 11 | 119 | 506 | 4.25 | 5 | 10.82 | 46.00 |
| 76 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 8 | 109 | 503 | 4.61 | 8 | 13.63 | 62.88 |
| 77 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | SO | RB | 11 | 80 | 497 | 6.21 | 7 | 7.27 | 45.18 |
| 77 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 11 | 178 | 497 | 2.79 | 10 | 16.18 | 45.18 |
| 79 | Christian Powell | Colorado | FR | RB | 7 | 112 | 492 | 4.39 | 4 | 16.00 | 70.29 |
| 80 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 11 | 52 | 491 | 9.44 | 2 | 4.73 | 44.64 |
| 81 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 6 | 87 | 488 | 5.61 | 2 | 14.50 | 81.33 |
| 82 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | SO | RB | 8 | 68 | 486 | 7.15 | 2 | 8.50 | 60.75 |
| 83 | Demetris Murray | S Florida | SR | RB | 9 | 123 | 485 | 3.94 | 4 | 13.67 | 53.89 |
| 84 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 9 | 120 | 479 | 3.99 | 3 | 13.33 | 53.22 |
| 85 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 7 | 106 | 477 | 4.50 | 2 | 15.14 | 68.14 |
| 85 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 9 | 94 | 477 | 5.07 | 2 | 10.44 | 53.00 |
| 87 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 4 | 77 | 476 | 6.18 | 0 | 19.25 | 119.00 |
| 87 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 11 | 151 | 476 | 3.15 | 7 | 13.73 | 43.27 |
| 89 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 10 | 79 | 473 | 5.99 | 7 | 7.90 | 47.30 |
| 90 | Brennan Clay | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 11 | 79 | 467 | 5.91 | 4 | 7.18 | 42.45 |
| 91 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 4 | 90 | 464 | 5.16 | 10 | 22.50 | 116.00 |
| 92 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 3 | 98 | 462 | 4.71 | 5 | 32.67 | 154.00 |
| 93 | Rajion Neal | Tennessee | JR | RB | 7 | 114 | 460 | 4.04 | 3 | 16.29 | 65.71 |
| 94 | James Wilder, Jr. | FSU | SO | RB | 11 | 83 | 457 | 5.51 | 7 | 7.55 | 41.55 |
| 95 | Marlin Lane Jr. | Tennessee | SO | RB | 9 | 84 | 448 | 5.33 | 0 | 9.33 | 49.78 |
| 96 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 8 | 84 | 441 | 5.25 | 8 | 10.50 | 55.13 |
| 97 | Raymond Sanders III | Kentucky | JR | RB | 9 | 97 | 431 | 4.44 | 3 | 10.78 | 47.89 |
| 98 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 49 | 427 | 8.71 | 2 | 12.25 | 106.75 |
| 99 | D.J. Foster | Ariz St | FR | RB | 11 | 93 | 425 | 4.57 | 1 | 8.45 | 38.64 |
| 100 | Matthew Tucker | TCU | SR | RB | 10 | 93 | 424 | 4.56 | 5 | 9.30 | 42.40 |